By FAITH HUFFMAN | News-Telegram News Editor

Mar. 14, 2007 - Sulphur Springs Middle School won the Academic University Interscholastic League District Championship held Feb. 24, at Stone Middle School in Paris, marking the 15th consecutive district title the school has captured.

Sulphur Springs Middle School earned a total of 732.3 points, with Lindale Middle School trailing a distant second with 454.8 points. Mount Pleasant Jr. High and P E Wallace came in third with 362.3 points, Stone Middle School in North Lamar fourth with 318.5 points and Texas Middle School in Texarkana fifth with 226 points.

Overall, SSMS brought home 15 awards each for first and second place wins, 16 for third place wins, nine each for fourth and sixth place finishes, and 13 for fifth place.